Five Jokes: 5-30-2025
Government AI Slop, A Mississippi Screening of ‘Sinners,’ Brazil's Realistic Baby Doll Craze, Tesla's Robotaxi Mystery, and An Emotional Tracking Tattoo
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr's wide-ranging "Make America Healthy Again" report cited hundreds of studies, but some of those studies don’t actually exist. Kennedy claims the contested studies are actually really intricate prune juice stains.
Ryan Coogler hosted a ‘Sinners’ screening in the Mississippi town where the film is set — and according to those in attendance, popcorn tastes pretty good after being forced to eat a clove of raw garlic before entering the building.
Little do they know, one of these fake babies will grow up to become… The Terminator.
Despite launching next month, we still know almost nothing about Tesla’s robotaxi service — raising the likelihood that hidden inside of each “robotaxi” is a depressed man making less than minimum wage.
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Scientists have introduced a wireless, temporary electronic forehead tattoo that monitors brainwaves to objectively measure mental workload. But that doesn’t really explain why it has to look like a nude woman playing hockey.
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